North Hunterdon, ranked No. 7 by the New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association and making its first Boresch Duals appearance since 2010, is the No. 2 seed. The loaded field also includes four other ranked teams -- Kingsway (No. 4), Paulsboro (No. 6), South Plainfield (No. 17) and Toms River North (No. 19) -- while Hanover Park, Caldwell and host Newton round out the eight-team field.
"We're excited to get a crack at it," said third-year coach Chris Hrunka, whose squad is coming off an impressive showing at the John Goles Invitational last Friday -- racking up a tournament record 256 points in claiming the program's second straight team championship. "We still have stuff to work on. I certainly don't think any of our guys are peaking right now."
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| The Duals setup at Henry Boresch Memorial Gym. |
North Hunterdon (3-0) is set to face No. 7 Caldwell, while Paulsboro, the No. 3 seed and reigning Group 1 champion, will take on No. 6 Hanover Park, which is coached by former Kittatinny standout Tyler Branham, on the adjacent mat at 10:30 a.m.
No. 1 seed Kingsway, last season's Group 4 champion, will take on No. 8 Newton, while No. 4 South Plainfield, the reigning Group 2 champion, will square off against No. 5 seed Toms River North at 9 a.m.
Paulsboro (1-0) won last year's title, going back-to-back in the perennial Group 1 champion's first two Boresch Duals appearances with a 37-17 victory over Group 2 champ South Plainfield.
Newton (0-1), which finished sixth in the Boresch Duals last season and won its fourth and last title in 2010, is led by juniors Nathan Fitt (6-1 at 120), the John Goles OW, and JoJo Lotruglio (7-0 at 138), along with senior Julian Sibblies (5-2 at 182). The Braves dropped a 49-16 decision to Kingsway in last year's tournament.
In all there are five state medal winners in the field, including Hanover Park junior Joey Olivieri (132), a Beast of the East runner-up and state champion in 2018 who placed fourth in Atlantic City last season. Kingsway features senior McKenzie Bell (fourth, 126), while Paulsboro has a pair of returning state finalists in seniors Jacob Perez-Eli (second, 138) and Brandon Green (first, 182). Toms River North is led by senior Nick Boggiano (eighth, 152).
Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for students.
Here is the schedule (All times approximate as a new round will begin following the completion of the previous session):
Quarterfinals, 9 a.m.
1-Kingsway (0-0) vs. 8-Newton (0-1)
4-South Plainfield (1-1) vs. 5-Toms River North (3-0)
Quarterfinals, 10:30 a.m.
3-Paulsboro (1-0) vs. 6-Hanover Park (2-0)
2-North Hunterdon (3-0) vs. 7-Caldwell (0-0)
Wrestleback semifinals, noon
Kingsway-Newton loser vs. South Plainfield-Toms River North loser
Paulsboro-Hanover Park loser vs. North Hunterdon-Caldwell loser
Semifinals, 1:30 p.m.
Kingsway-Newton winner vs. South Plainfield-Toms River North winner
Paulsboro-Hanover Park winner vs. North Hunterdon-Caldwell winner
Consolation round, 3 p.m.
Fifth- and seventh-place matches.
Championship round, 4:30 p.m.
First- and third-place matches.
Memory lane of champions
2006 -- Don Bosco 50, Haddonfield 24
2007 -- Newton 54, Pequannock 9
2008 -- Newton 36, Haddonfield 31
2009 -- Newton 43, Haddonfield 18
2010 -- Newton 34, Don Bosco 32
2011 -- Raritan 41, Newton 24
2012 -- South Plainfield 47, Raritan 18
2013 -- South Plainfield 62, Raritan 8
2014 -- Hanover Park 35, Raritan 29
2015 -- Howell 40, South Plainfield 15
2016 -- South Plainfield 45, Howell 20
2017 -- South Plainfield 43, Hanover Park 23
2018 -- Paulsboro 48, Hanover Park 20
2019 -- Paulsboro 37, South Plainfield 17
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